During Halo-8’s San Diego Comic-Con panel, the actress who will be playing Cassie Hack in their Hack/Slash illustrated film was introduced, and we couldn’t be more pleased to inform you that it is genre favorite Brea Grant.

Brea broke the news on her blog a short while ago: “[I] haven’t done my SDCC update yet, but one exciting thing that happened is that I will be the voice of Cassie Hack in Tim Seeley’s and Halo-8’s animated Hack/Slash series.”

The Hack/Slash illustrated film is currently in production. It mixes comic book sequential art with 3D CGI and, in a new twist for Halo-8, rotoscoped animation of live-action performances.

“Cassie is a great role, and there are a lot of established actresses who’d love to bring her to life. We feel really blessed by the actress we’ve selected to take on the role–not only is she a fan favorite, but she herself is a fan of Tim, Cassie, and Vlad,” said Matt Pizzolo, who is directing the film and designing its visual style. “With Hack/Slash we’re working more with green screen and roto-style animation so this actress will literally be taking on Cassie’s skin.”